Tag: salmonella
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Federal Court Narrows Claims in Tomato Recall Suit Against FDA
A federal court in South Carolina has dismissed three of four claims in a lawsuit filed by a family farming operation that claims the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) 2008 tomato recall, which later proved unnecessary as the agency conceded that tomatoes were not the source of the Salmonella contamination, caused the farm substantial economic harm.…
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FDA Releases Guidance on Veterinary Medicines
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the availability of industry guidance concerning drugs for veterinary care. The guidance provides “recommendations on what documentation to submit to support the CMC [Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls] information for fermentation-derived intermediates, drug substances, and related drug products for veterinary medicinal use.” Noting that a variety of products are…
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FDA Issues Industry Guidance on Testing Procedures for Salmonella
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released industry guidance addressing the testing procedures for Salmonella species “in human foods and direct-human-contact animal foods.” Applicable to firms that manufacture, process, pack, or hold these products for distribution to consumers, institutions or food processors, the guidance also discusses the interpretation of test results when the presence…
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Tomato Grower’s Negligence Claims from 2008 Recall Survive Motion to Dismiss
A federal court in South Carolina has reportedly determined that a tomato grower seeking damages from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allegedly caused by a 2008 tomato recall that followed a Salmonella outbreak which was ultimately found not to be linked to contaminated tomatoes, may pursue negligence claims against the agency. Williams Farms…
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Federal Court Dismisses Challenge to USDA Almond Pasteurization Rule
A federal court in the District of Columbia has determined that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) had the authority to and properly promulgated a rule “requiring that almonds produced domestically be pasteurized or chemically treated against bacteria.” Koretoff v. Vilsack, No. 08-1558 (D.D.C., decided January 18, 2012). So ruling, the court granted USDA’s motion…
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Agency IG Chastises FDA for Lax Food-Facility Inspection Oversight
The Office of Inspector General (IG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a report that “identified significant weaknesses in FDA’s [the Food and Drug Administration’s] oversight” of its contracts for state inspections of food facilities. In recent years, FDA has increasingly shifted to the states its responsibility for conducting inspections,…
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First Wave of Settlement Checks Distributed in Salmonella-Tainted Egg Outbreak
Attorneys involved in the settlement of injury claims linked to Salmonella-contaminated eggs traced to Wright County Egg in Iowa have reportedly told the Associated Press that the first checks, issued by the egg producer’s insurer, are on their way to the first of dozens of individuals sickened during the 2010 outbreak. Among the first wave…
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FDA Commits to Pet Food Salmonella Testing
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has issued an October 24, 2011, memorandum calling for nationwide testing of pet food “to determine the prevalence of Salmonella” and remove contaminated samples from commerce. According to CVM, regulators are concerned about the transmission of “pathogenic and antibiotic-resistant bacteria to humans and other…